Mackerel (Scomber scombrus) eggs parasitized by Ichthyodinium chabelardi in the north-east Atlantic: an overlooked source of mortality

We found 1049 of 2409 mackerel eggs (46%) from 59 samples in the north-east Atlantic to be parasitized by the dinoflagellate Ichthyodinium chabelardi. The endogenous life cycle of the parasite is briefly described.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Plankton Research
Main Authors: Meneses, Isabel, Vendrell, Catarina, Stratoudakis, Yorgos
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2003
Subjects:
SHORT COMMUNICATIONS
North East Atlantic
Online Access:http://plankt.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/25/9/1177
https://doi.org/10.1093/plankt/25.9.1177
Description
Summary:We found 1049 of 2409 mackerel eggs (46%) from 59 samples in the north-east Atlantic to be parasitized by the dinoflagellate Ichthyodinium chabelardi. The endogenous life cycle of the parasite is briefly described.

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